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Famous Canadian Women Famous Firsts: Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
Thumbnail sketches are presented on the lives of famous Canadian women artists. Highlighted in bold letters is each woman's famous "first."
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Robert Bateman

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Bateman is Canada's most famous wildlife artist. This is his personal site where you find biographical information and view many of his paintings.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Remembering Homer Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
Features background information and biographical facts on famous Canadian landscape artist Homer Ransford Watson (1855-1936).
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Merna A Forster

Heroines: A Guide to Women in Canadian History

For Students 9th - 10th
Read some interesting biographies about famous women in Canadian history from entertainers to politicians to activists.
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Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Emily Carr

For Students 9th - 10th
Not only was Emily Carr one of British Columbia's most recognized Artists but was recognized Nationally as well. The site discloses information about her life and her impact on Canadian life.